The slight prompted at least seven tweets from Trump over eight days in which he called the elder Ball an "ungrateful fool" and bragged that "IT WAS ME" who got the players released, sparing them from potentially up to 10 years in a Chinese prison. The charges were eventually dropped, but not before the global incident made headlines when President Donald Trump tweeted that he helped free the players, which the elder Ball disputed. "Too bad! LaVar is just a poor man's version of Don King, but without the hair".

However, a source at UCLAtold ESPN's Arash Markazi that this is probably the end for the Ball family at the school. "And if they did it, genuinely, do you really need to come up to me and say, 'Boy, you better thank me?'" LaVar Ballsaid.

"And didn't get a thank you, but I ain't gonna stress it out", Ball said. "ZO2s bring you down, stop you from getting all riled up", he said. "Everybody wants to make it seem like he helped me out". "Put some ZO2s on and walk light".

LiAngelo, a college freshman, told "Today" that being jailed in China was "horrible".

LaVar Ball said that he has yet to inform the UCLA coaching staff that he is pulling LiAngelo.

"That's the whole season, pretty much", LiAngelo said of the suspension. And then you just sit in a cement cell for however long. He'd be unable to enroll and play immediately for any NCAA Division I program, although there would have been at least the possibility he could catch on at a lower-level program, like an NAIA school. This time, father LaVar was joined by LiAngelo as he explained the situation that went on in China and how the shoplifting incident happened.

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McMurphy also cited sources saying returning to his home state of Florida was a factor in Taggart's decision. Despite stabilizing a handful couple of programs, FSU's next head coach boasts a 47-50 overall record.

Those with histories of rigorous drug testing may petition for permission to compete in neutral uniforms. Bach also said the Russian committee must give the IOC $15 million to pay for the doping investigation.

But Mr Martin did add the main threat to the United Kingdom was likely to come from cyber criminals rather than the Russian state. He advised that "a Russia-based provider should never be used" for systems that deal with issues related to national security.